Jaded by elements of Jamaican art, Colin Porter, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) technical services manger launched his first photographic exhibition with accompanying book entitled Finally Exposed on Friday at Bookophilia in Kingston.

Porter a trained industrial engineer and photographer captured dancing plants and also transformed the mundane into timeless artefacts in his book described as a totally Jamaican product.

“I love Jamaica but I hate some things represented as Jamaican now,” Porter told the audience at the book store and cafe.

“I want to capture things other than sea, sun and sand which typically represent us. That is not to negate those things but I want to take pictures of small fragments and to show how important it is to Jamaica.”

JBDC which falls under the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, assists small and micro businesses with technical and business support services. The exhibition runs until June 14 at Bookophilia.

The poetry in his work was most revealed in She Dances for Mother Earth and Dancer Returns in which two plant stalks are anthropomorphised into dancers. In the first photograph, the dancer leaps with open arms then poses with a raised leg in the subsequent photograph. There are also photographs of a ganga bud, shells and medallions to which Porter has attributed artefact qualities.

Porter, a true Afrocentric has photographed contemplative dread-locked women whilst another showcased a blurred flag trailing the hallelujah colours of Rastafari.

“For me it was about feeling about communication and capturing something in a way not seen,” he said of his subjects.

Speakers included Wayne Chen, head of Superplus supermarket chain, Urban Development Corporation chairman and director on National Gallery of Jamaica and Valerie Veira JBDC chief executive officer. Courtney John and Jah9 provided musical performances.